“Everything is made with love, until it’s perfect. Our diners get the best of everything. The food is not only good for the body, but when our diners are on the receiving end of these meals, they already know that somebody cares.”
– CHEF JAMES CUNNINGHAM BREAD AND ROSES CAFÉ
Warriors of Hope, Love and Social Justice
It all started with a field trip in 1976. Sister Marilyn Therese Rudy of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet took her social justice class from St. Bernard High School to Venice. Moved by the people they met who were struggling to keep food in their bellies and clothes on their backs, let alone a roof over their heads, the Sisters began offering food and clothing. The Sisters saw their task as renewing hope in all people and empowering them to take steps to heal their lives.
Together with a few volunteers, Sister Rudy and Sister Louise Bernstein began providing advocacy and referrals, and assisting families with basic needs such as food, clothing, and job readiness in a small storefront on Rose Avenue in Venice. They called it St. Joseph Center. Click here to read more.
A Donation Today Will Feed a Diner Tomorrow
We need your support to continue to nourish the bodies, hearts and minds of our most vulnerable neighbors, and to carry on the incredible 35 year legacy of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
To learn more and donate: Download the Anniversary Campaign Prospectus here
For naming opportunities or questions, contact
Sharyn Church, Chief Development Officer
schurch@stjosephctr.org or 310-396-6468, x 347
Support Meals for a Day, a Week, a Month:
This includes covering the cost of food, and salaries for Chef James and our professional culinary staff.
$100 helps fund staples (coffee, milk and sugar.)
$150 helps fund paper goods and takeout containers.
$250 helps fund a healthy assortment of fresh fruit and vegetables.
$1,820 supports meals for all diners for one day.
$9,100 supports meals for all diners for one week.
$36,400 supports meals for all diners for one month.
“People fall on hard times. You come away realizing they are us. Bread and Roses is here to help get them on their feet in a calm, dignified way. As a 20+ year volunteer, it’s so clear to me that I’m where I’m supposed to be and that this is supposed to be what I’m doing.”
— KEVIN MCCARDLE DONOR, CHAIRMAN EMERITUS, ST. JOSEPH CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND VOLUNTEER SINCE 2002